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  • Help with RasputinHi, Can anyone tell me how to get this to load in Spectaculator? Ive tried the tzx zip and the tap (48k) and it just freezes with a long beep on opti…

    ... the tzx zip and the tap (48k) and it just freezes with a ... long beep on options screen ... I tried it on Spin and ... it does work but cant get the cheat ...
    The Hobgoblin The Hobgoblin April 2004 Games
  • Basic problems with +3Hi everybody, sometimes ago I bought the ZX Spectrum +3. Currently I have some questions, to verify my thinking. 1. How I can easy copy the ZX Spec…

    ... to make a loader (basic file) with will load startup screen and ... code(s) files. What I wondering, the 48 ... have a running tool on the +3 and transfer program on the PC. Is the true ...
    idrive idrive April 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Stuck on the penultimate level of Manic MinerPlease help ! I'm on the next to last level (Solar Power Generator) and i'm totally stuck. When i go on the bottom level to collect the key in the…

    ...

    I'm on the next to last level (Solar ... go on the bottom level to collect the key in the bottom ... to the left, jump on the edge of the bricks onto the conveyer ...
    When i'm on the conveyor belt i cant jump ... as he just jumps in the air.

    ...
    psj3809 psj3809 April 2004 Games
  • InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…

    ... interrupt occurs, the ULA pulls the /INT pin on the Z80 low. On the 128K machines ... is then treated as a 16 bit word (LSB of course) and ... PC is set to this value. On ... 'n'.

    With a CALL nnnn on the data bus, it takes ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall July 2004 Development
  • Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …

    ... the sprite passes a whole character, the movement routine draws the edges so the sprite ... the sprite is masked and painted on. This buffer is eventually painted on the screen ... routines only moves the sprite a pixel at a time (although they can ...
    ekoman ekoman July 2004 Development
  • need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …

    ... draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x ... LD (HL),A ;putting first byte in row to the screen.
    INC ... on the screen.
    JP DRAWSPY
    DRAWCH1
    INC H
    LD A ...
    moroz1999 moroz1999 August 2004 Development
  • 3 in 1 NTG3 in 1 name that game 1) You are a ninja cyborg or something. A side view flip screen. Most screens look alike with just a few details different. Th…

    ... screen. Most screens look alike with just a few details different. The ... way to move to a screen ... the same place on the screen. There were four types of enemies: a dog, a ... . You could bomb buildings on the ground for points, eg ...
    Erlstoned Erlstoned August 2004 Games
  • maketzx problemsDoes anyone else have problems running maketzx v2.33 (with or without the GUI) on Windows 2000 Sp4? I've just changed my OS from Win Me where i've m…

    ... .33 (with or without the GUI) on Windows 2000 Sp4?
    the pigdog?

    ... the DOS box flashes up on the screen but then immeadiately disapears without making a ... tzx. Doesn't work through the command prompt ...
    pigdog pigdog August 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Spectrum not booting up properlyI picked up an old Spectrum from a car boot sale today, but the keyboard was acting up. I took it apart to see what the problem was, but after puttin…

    ... old Spectrum from a car boot sale today, but the keyboard was ... just get garbage on the screen when I turn it on. Its sometimes black ... usually with stripes all over the screen and little artifacts/blobs appearing ... turn it on.

    It did this a couple of ...
    mrsquare mrsquare September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Where to get Speccy bits and pieces...Hi everybody, My poor little 16K Speccy is begging to be fixed but I think the ULA has given up the ghost - when I power it on the screen stays the …

    ... the ULA has given up the ghost - when I power it on the screen stays the ... it looks pretty much like the CPU is just not getting ... tick (which I believe the ULA is responsible for).
    a 5C112 ULA as is ... kind of busy at the moment so I don' ...
    Spirantho Spirantho October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Airwolf - helpHTF do I get past this screen? I've saved a snapshot which you can get here: [url="http://www.rzxarchive.co.uk/airwolf.z80"]http://www.rzxarchive.co.…

    ... I get past this screen? I've saved a snapshot which you ... /> I've shot the Defence Control Box on the screen to the right (it's ... supposed to open the way ... ?

    Keys are q,a,z,x and c=fire ...
    Daren Daren October 2004 Games
  • Help needed with drawing masked spriteI need to draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to the screen using a mask. Its the only sprite that will be used so speed isn't too important. I was goi…

    ... draw a small sprite (16 bytes) on to the screen using a mask. Its the only ... going to store a small area of the screen (based on the sprite x,y ... the screen using the mask. On the next screen update I would erase the old image with the ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside November 2004 Development
  • Any one here know about computers?(sniggers - I knew that title would get loads viewing this) Okay, folks - my monitor's on the blink. It's beginning to flash a green tint. I've had …

    ... monitor's on the blink. It's beginning to flash a green tint ... a nice 17" TFT screen.

    The problem is, I'm rather a ... correctly, TFTs don't have a standard refresh rate (vHz) if ... I dont want ghosted images on the screen.

    Can anyone ...
    Tobo Tobo November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Loading TZX files into a real Spectrum 48KHi all, new to this site but thought I would drop a question in for you knowledgable lot! Basically I have a working (a few minutes ago, will explai…

    ... with the play back volume going into the spectrum? As mine a ... few minutes ago after a couple ... into it, or whether a dry joint on the board has failed somewhere ... on it the past few days, seems more fun than playing the games on a ...
    AD-RS1600i AD-RS1600i December 2004 Emulators
  • Composite video on SPectrum 48KHi all I'm in Australia, and recently had a Speccy 48K sent over to add to my collection. I have had very little to do with Speccys (it was most defi…

    ... a way (apart from taking the signal directly from the inside) of getting a ... ? I believe there is a composite signal on the expansion connector, but it ... could potentially store a fair number on a CD, and use a cd player ...
    billlagr billlagr January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New release of EmuZWinEmuZWin Version 2.6 Release 1.0 Beta? ? (30-Jan-2005): A lot of changes. Most important are: [+] Formats supported: RZX, SLT. [+] Sound devices sup…

    ... Beta? ? (30-Jan-2005):
    A lot of changes. Most important ... -screen mode, etc.)

    See detailed list in a file or on the ...
    Vladimir Kladov Vladimir Kladov January 2005 Emulators
  • Help needed to speed up functionCan anyone help me to re-factor this code snippet. The "MAP" section holds information about which tiles go where on the screen (handled by another f…

    ... tiles go where on the screen (handled by another function. The following code uses ... based on the "COLOUR" lookup. Each tile needs a 2x2 colour block. The following ...
    ADD A,E
    LD E,A
    LD A,(DE)
    Mr Millside Mr Millside February 2005 Development
  • Nintendo DS - First ImpressionsI picked up one of these on the European launch day yesterday, along with a copy of Super Mario DS. Very happy with it so-far. The quality of the s…

    ... . That said, the touch screen works brilliantly as a 'mouse-look' on the Metriod prime ... demo - I think the ... , there is a defective pixel in the lower screen (it?s stuck on red ...
    Dave_C Dave_C March 2005 Chit chat
  • Sonic on the speccyHELLO!!! :) Does anybody have any info on the Sonic game thats supposed to be released. Last I heard there was talks with Sega about releasing it.

    HELLO!!! :) Does anybody have any info on the Sonic game thats supposed to be released. Last I heard there was talks with Sega about releasing it.
    Sonic Blast Sonic Blast March 2005 Games
  • Search a Tool to remove the multiface protectionHy, i still have asked for this in the NG, but do not get what i am looking for... maybe someone here can help. The question is for a spectrum +3 an…

    ... .

    The question is for a spectrum +3 and a Multiface 3 ... .
    Is there a program, where i can remove the ... /> Maybe someone knows a program for this (the name of it helps ... too) or a way to ...
    Tolkin Tolkin June 2005 Games
  • How do I find out my mobile phone number?I've found an old Nokia 3310 with Orange simcard I forgot I had, and I need it for someone for tomorrow just to stay in touch with them, but I won't …

    ... call another phone and find the number that way.
    I know there is a code you can tap in ... send which displays the phone number on the screen, but all I ... can find is the code ... is for the IMEI number. There is a whole bunch ...
    MattLamb MattLamb July 2005 Chit chat
  • worst game on the spectrumwhat in your opinion was the worse game on the spectrum ever. for me it would proberly be the game majik. i couldn't get very far with the puzzles …

    what in your opinion was the worse game on the spectrum ever.

    for me it would proberly be the game majik. i couldn't get very far with the puzzles in it.

    [ This Message was edited by: mestor on 2005-07-11 12:07 ]
    mestor mestor July 2005 Games
  • PRINT AT in assembler Hello everyone, I am very new to this forums. Like perhaps many others I had a Spectrum as a child and did pretty much simple BASIC programming, bu…

    ... and networking (as a direct result of the Spectrum years) and ... a single character to the screen.

    I have looked a ... bit back in the ... and the character itself is printed on the very bottom of the screen.
    Rickard Rickard July 2005 Development
  • Ultima-style RPGs on the Spectrum?Were there any Ultima-style top-down RPGs on the Spectrum? Anyone know why Ultima itself wasn't converted, as it was for the C64?

    Were there any Ultima-style top-down RPGs on the Spectrum?

    Anyone know why Ultima itself wasn't converted, as it was for the C64?
    udgoverload udgoverload July 2005 Games
  • Help! +3 won't work anymore!I've just set up my old +3 and it just won't work - it used to a few months ago but now it won't :( I'm in need of some expert help so here's the pr…

    ... ] Plugged everything in and switch the power on.

    2] TV ... then there is a definte change in the screen so I'm sure ... .

    3] After powering on the floppy drive does not whirr ... now?! As with the problem now the LEDs came on but nothing much ...
    PrinceClumsy PrinceClumsy August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 31 August 2005Wednesday 31 August 2005 Quite a bit of background maintenance work this month, along with the usual batch of skillo tips, including tips reproduced …

    ... 31 August 2005
    Quite a bit of background maintenance work ... my comments no longer appear on the screen (oops!) on one,
    and that ... it was a listed crack.

    * Updated the naming conventions for ...
    hackersanon hackersanon August 2005 Announcements
  • ZX-81 Ram Pack problemHi! I know this is a ZX Spectrum forum, but I am hoping someone here might be able to help me out... I have posted this to c.s.s. but noone was able…

    ... br /> test takes a bit more). The problem is when I ... 't think it is a problem with the edge
    connector ... then I get the following line on the screen (as the program listing): < ... a posibility of faulty RAM somewhere on the lower
    addresses ? or even a ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • is my ZX Spectrum + finished :(When i turn it on the screen i get the usual gray border all around but in the screen area i get yellow and some orange lines with a black background…

    ... i turn it on the screen i get the usual gray border all ... around but in the screen area i get yellow ... some orange lines with a black background and i ... hear a slight low frequency noise coming from the speccy ... was edited by: Whitesnake on 2005-09-09 16:48 ...
    Whitesnake Whitesnake September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help with loading knowledgeHi. I'm new to spectrum coding and have a few questions to do with how the spectrum loads programs. You press LOAD "" and play the tape, and it find…

    ... play the tape, and it finds the first header and loads the ... executed to load the loading screen?
    After the loading screen theres usually ... to load those blocks to the correct places in RAM?< ... ?
    Is there a document somewhere on the net to explain all ...
    claz claz September 2005 Development
  • Is this from a new eppisode or the film?I've just seen this clip and I don't know if it's from a new series or the film version. Any ideas? [url="http://www.nearlygood.com/video/dualingfar…

    I've just seen this clip and I don't know if it's from a new series or the film version. Any ideas?

    [url="http://www.nearlygood.com/video/dualingfarts.html"]http://www.nearlygood.com/video/dualingfarts.html[/url]
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob September 2005 Chit chat
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